colons.md

Pattern: Malformed spacing around :

Issue: -

Description

This rule enforces the number of spaces before and after colons (:).

Configuration

• max-spaces-before defines the maximal number of spaces allowed before colons (use -1 to disable).
• max-spaces-after defines the maximal number of spaces allowed after colons (use -1 to disable).

Examples

1. With colons: {max-spaces-before: 0, max-spaces-after: 1}

   the following code snippet would PASS:

   object:
     - a
     - b
   key: value
   

2. With colons: {max-spaces-before: 1}

   the following code snippet would PASS:

   object :
     - a
     - b
   

   the following code snippet would FAIL:

   object  :
     - a
     - b
   

3. With colons: {max-spaces-after: 2}

   the following code snippet would PASS:

   first:  1
   second: 2
   third:  3
   

   the following code snippet would FAIL:

   first: 1
   2nd:   2
   third: 3
   

Further Reading

• Yamllint - colons